A Costco membership card can get you lots of toilet paper and a rotisserie chicken for $4.99, but it cannot pass as ID at an airport security checkpoint. A new warning from the Transportation ...

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is warning travelers of an important piece of airport protocol: Costco membership cards do not count as REAL ID.

The card includes a photo, membership number and name and membership type. Some membership cards have a star on them. Costco cards never counted as a REAL ID, and you were never able to travel on one.

In a June 4 post, the TSA debunked long-standing rumors swirling on social media and warned people Costco membership cards do not qualify as a REAL ID. Getty Images. By .

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Membership cards for wholesale chain Costco don’t count as REAL ID acceptable at security checkpoints, the Transportation Security Administration says.

The TSA wants everyone to know that a Costco membership card doesn’t count as a REAL ID. Reps for the Transportation Security Administration shared the important message on the agency's Facebook ...

Americans now face a new flying hurdle as the Real ID requirement finally takes effect. The TSA has actually felt compelled to clarify that your Costco membership card – despite its gold star – won’t ...

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Most REAL ID-compliant cards have a gold star on them, while some Costco membership cards are labeled as "gold star." You don't have to fish for that Costco card if you don't have REAL ID, however.